Unlike when they sold Shell here, it's not Top Tier. No more gas but the six buck a month Sip and Save daily drink is a deal.
According to Google, Circle K isn't a top tier fuel, and we don't even know whose gas it is. When my favorite Top tier fuel Shell was taken over by Circle K the additive quantity went down to the minimum. Guess I won't be using it in my vehicle. Ed
ASSUME? All gas as has additives in it .P66 and BP are both quality fuel, they are branded fuels and have specific additives. I know this because I work for a oil company that has both brands, and I load these fuels at terminals. Most c-stores just use a basic gasoline that does not have the additives. It is unbranded . There is a difference. When loading the fuel all gas is the same it is what is added that makes a difference. Circle K I would assume is basic fuel with no additive package.
Circle K at one point was on the top tier list (i'm talking Cirkle K gas, not Shell at Circle K).
They are definitely not at this point in time.
All gas sold in the US is required to use minimum detergents.
All gas in an area essentially comes from the same source terminal - So it is the same, with the only practical difference being additives.
Top Tier requires they use a level of additives that is well beyond minimum and has said to be at least 3x the minimum.
Various companies certify additive blends for both EPA certification and Top Tier designation.
I personally stick with Top Tier. There is science behind these additives.
Whether or not you believe you need Top Tier is up to you.
I’ve seen the Kinder Morgan racks, as well as Chevron’s in Richmond. There’s also some in Martinez/North Concord/Avon IIRC.Depends on where one lives. I live in an area with four major refineries and well over a dozen fuel terminals. Richmond, California would be the closest to me, and they have four (Kinder Morgan, Transmontaigne, Chevron [at the refinery], and Phillips 66 [about 6 miles from their refinery in Rodeo]). They all take deliveries from the same refineries when needed, although Chevron would probably not need to most of the time. I just was out there and saw a Kenan Advantage truck coming from just the direction of a Costco and thought that maybe it had just delivered there, but it more likely came off of I-580 from one of the fuel terminals and was headed for I-80 east. There's a lot of traffic from there and it would be difficult to figure out which one loaded at which terminal.
The point is is that the gas itself is not different if it is coming from a different terminal, refinery, etc.
There are specifications they need to meet and they will all meet those.
The additives are added while dispensing fuel to the truck that makes the final delivery to gas stations.
It's been my understanding, from an earlier thread here about Costco gas, that Costco has tanks on site that dispense their additive pkg.The point is is that the gas itself is not different if it is coming from a different terminal, refinery, etc.
There are specifications they need to meet and they will all meet those.
The additives are added while dispensing fuel to the truck that makes the final delivery to gas stations.
Ok you got me, this is true about Costco, but the vast majority of gas retailers are not doing this.It's been my understanding, from an earlier thread here about Costco gas, that Costco has tanks on site that dispense their additive pkg.
There was a question about Costco gas, so I asked Costco, and they sent a good deal of information about just that. Scroll down for some details about this.
It's been my understanding, from an earlier thread here about Costco gas, that Costco has tanks on site that dispense their additive pkg.
There was a question about Costco gas, so I asked Costco, and they sent a good deal of information about just that. Scroll down for some details about this.
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Not the point I am making, P66 and BP are top tier and your basic c-store probably is not if it is not branded. That is the differenceASSUME? All gas as has additives in it .